On the eve of Independence day, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has formally declared the Mars Mission project. This will lead India place itself in the mark of landing on the Red Planet. India will be the sixth country after US, Russia, Europe, Japan and China, and If the mission is successful India will be the first country from Asian region to successfully land on the Mars as missions of Japan and China failed to reach the destination.
The project is approved by the Cabinet. The mission is likely to be put in space by the next year. For this, a budget of Rs.450 Crore is allocated. The mission will be sent into space with the help of an extended version of ISRO's warhorse rocket, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle(PSLV) and with a payload of 25kg. This will take place in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. The space craft will take 300 days to reach the orbit of the Mars. The Space Craft will study various factors of the Planet Mars like the geology, climate, sustainability and life etc.,
Reference: The Hindu
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